Following futures positions of non-commercials are as of September 3, 2019. 10-year note: Currently net short 377.9k, up 68k. The 10-year Treasury yield (1.55 percent) rallied four basis points this week, but not before setting a three-plus-year low of 1.43 … Continued
August for the most part saw bulls buy support and bears sell resistance. This worked out pretty well for both camps. In essence, after a late-July/early-August brief selloff, both put their foot down. Last week, major US equity indices rallied … Continued
Following futures positions of non-commercials are as of August 27, 2019. 10-year note: Currently net short 309.9k, down 91.9k. The 10-year Treasury yield (1.51 percent) could be setting up for a rally – duration and magnitude notwithstanding. Wednesday’s intraday low … Continued
Once again, small-cap bulls defended two-year support on Russell 2000. Oversold momentum indicators are itching to move up. But there is no sign of full-on risk-on just yet. There is plenty of overhead resistance where bears are likely to get … Continued
In the two-week period ended mid-August, short interest continued to rise on both NYSE Group and Nasdaq, respectively up 4.4 percent and 1.8 percent period-over-period. In three and a half months, short interest has gone up 13.2 percent and 7.7 … Continued
There is confusion in the markets. Several times this month, bulls tried to take momentum by the horns, but only to get gored, including last Friday. Bears have not had a smooth ride either. Amidst this back-and-forth action, major US … Continued
Following futures positions of non-commercials are as of August 20, 2019. 10-year note: Currently net short 401.8k, down 12.5k. The German government Wednesday sold €824 million in zero-coupon 30-year bonds, at a negative yield of 0.11 percent. It offered €2 … Continued
Tech’s role in this market needs no elaboration. Information technology makes up just north of 22 percent in the S&P 500 large cap index. Health care is second at 14 percent and financials under 13 percent. In this sense, ‘as … Continued
After rallying in June and most of July, stocks began selling off late last month. Bulls nonetheless have managed to defend major support, even as stars seem to be lining up for them – magnitude and duration notwithstanding. Bulls are … Continued
Following futures positions of non-commercials are as of August 13, 2019. 10-year note: Currently net short 414.3k, up 23.5k. The 10-year Treasury yield (1.54 percent) shed 20 more basis points this week. In fact, at the lows rates were down … Continued